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chuck hagel, president obama's pick to run the pentagon, will be in limbo a little while longer. attempts to break a republican fiphillfilibuster failed in the. hagel's confirmation will have to wait until after congress returns from a ten-day recess. democrats accuse gop senators of putting politics before national security. dana bash on the setback for the obama administration. >> on this vote, the yea are 58, nays 40. the motion is not agreed to. >> reporter: chuck hagel fell short of the 60 votes needed to be defense secretary. >> not a secretary in the history of defense has been filibustered. never ever. >> reporter: some say hagual e hagel -- >> we have a responsibility to consider the nominee. a number of the republican senators have questions. >> reporter: but democrats see it another way. that republicans are dragging their feet on hagel in order to look for more information to bring him down. let's not hide behind a filibuster. let's have the courage, vote yes or vote no. don't hide behind parliamentary tricks. >> reporter: the white house knew from day one hagel's con
chuck hagel, president obama's pick to run the pentagon, will be in limbo a little while longer. attempts to break a republican fiphillfilibuster failed in the. hagel's confirmation will have to wait until after congress returns from a ten-day recess. democrats accuse gop senators of putting politics before national security. dana bash on the setback for the obama administration. >> on this vote, the yea are 58, nays 40. the motion is not agreed to. >> reporter: chuck hagel fell...
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we now know that president obama and congressional leaders will meet tomorrow at the white house, but at this point it looks like nothing can prevent the fiscal hammer from coming down in about 40 hours or so. and as cnn's brianna keilar tells us it has the white house at odds with prominent journalists. >> reporter: after a week of touting the dire consequences around forced spending cuts would have, president obama softened his tone wednesday night in a speech to top business executives. >> this is not a cliff, but it is a tumble downward. you know, it's conceivable in the first week, the first two weeks, the first three weeks, the first month, a lot of people may not notice the full impact of this sequester. but this is going to be a big hit on the economy. >> reporter: republicans have said these predictions are nothing but scare tactics. >> it's time they get off the campaign trail and started working with us to govern or change. >> reporter: the president reiterated the charge of partisanship ahead of an 11th hour meeting on friday with congressional leaders. >> the issue is pol
we now know that president obama and congressional leaders will meet tomorrow at the white house, but at this point it looks like nothing can prevent the fiscal hammer from coming down in about 40 hours or so. and as cnn's brianna keilar tells us it has the white house at odds with prominent journalists. >> reporter: after a week of touting the dire consequences around forced spending cuts would have, president obama softened his tone wednesday night in a speech to top business...
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he also got higher taxes via obama care. meanwhile no one should be talking about raising taxes when the government is paying people to play video games, giving folks free cellphones and buying $47,000 cigarette-smoking machines." doesn't seem he'll embrace part one, $600 million in new tax revenue. >> soledad to get this done this was clear at the end of last year, we're going to have to push both sides out of their comfort zone, the republicans are going to have to accept more revenue, the democrats are going to have to accept more cuts in our health care spending. that's the only way we can reach a compromise that solves our long-term deficit problem. if you look at the fundamental changes we want to make in the tax code, we have about $1.2 trillion worth of back door spending in the tax code every ye year. that's why we only net about $1.2 trillion in total income taxes coming into the country from individuals and corporations. what we want to do is wipe as many of those out as possible and to use the vast majority of th
he also got higher taxes via obama care. meanwhile no one should be talking about raising taxes when the government is paying people to play video games, giving folks free cellphones and buying $47,000 cigarette-smoking machines." doesn't seem he'll embrace part one, $600 million in new tax revenue. >> soledad to get this done this was clear at the end of last year, we're going to have to push both sides out of their comfort zone, the republicans are going to have to accept more...
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obama showed off her new do last month on her 49th birthday, just before president obama's second inauguration. >>> and we're going to check now on the stories that we're going to be following for you later today. pat lawson moususe joins us wit preview. >> coming up at 4:00, how the budget cuts facing congress could impact your grocery bill. why no deal from lawmakers may meet shorter and higher prices. >>> plus, do you remember this classic commercial? >> pardon me, do you have any gray purpon. >>> coming up at 5:00, the higher price tag on higher education has students logging on to find sugar daddies. we'll tell you about a controversial website that's helping some kids pay for college. all about that and the rest of the day's top news starting at 4:00, barbara. >> thank you, pat, we'll be watching. >> i'll show you a sugar daddy, because this kid, his game is sweet. two feet shorter of many of today's basketball stars, but moves that are even impressing the pros. ♪ >> now, that's 11-year-old jeweljewel y jewelio newman. he is the star of the varsity team in orlando. after 12 starts, he'
obama showed off her new do last month on her 49th birthday, just before president obama's second inauguration. >>> and we're going to check now on the stories that we're going to be following for you later today. pat lawson moususe joins us wit preview. >> coming up at 4:00, how the budget cuts facing congress could impact your grocery bill. why no deal from lawmakers may meet shorter and higher prices. >>> plus, do you remember this classic commercial? >> pardon...
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. >>> president obama, giving his second-term agenda a work out with campaign style events. today, he goes home to chicago, where he will speak to high school students about guns and the need for tougher laws to curb the vy tlens that sdiolenc devastated that city. >>> the public relations fallout from the vacation from hell, ahead. wild salmon with basil, garlic chicken spring rolls, and now salads, like asian-style chicken. enjoy 100 delicious varieties under 400 calories. lean cuisine. like other precious things that start off white, it yellows over time. when it comes to your smile, if you're not whitening, you're yellowing. crest whitestrips whiten as well as $500 professional treatments. guaranteed. crest 3d white whitestrips. has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! wow. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. >>> minding your business. the nightmare cruise, but now the fallout. wall street doesn't seem to be phased by the disaster. carnival shares haven't been c
. >>> president obama, giving his second-term agenda a work out with campaign style events. today, he goes home to chicago, where he will speak to high school students about guns and the need for tougher laws to curb the vy tlens that sdiolenc devastated that city. >>> the public relations fallout from the vacation from hell, ahead. wild salmon with basil, garlic chicken spring rolls, and now salads, like asian-style chicken. enjoy 100 delicious varieties under 400 calories....
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in this case, the obama administration said you know something, if they intentionally did this to him, then he should be able to sue the government. even the justice department is taking his side before the supreme court. >> and the supreme court clearly deciding it wants a piece of this action. it wants to consider this. >> they are. they've decided to take a look at it. and i think they're trying to establish two things, that there's just available for all in this country, even people who don't have the money to hire a lawyer and have to do a handwritten petition. hasn't been done since a case called gideon versus wainright. >> judge hatchett, let me ask you this quickly. he is what is called a frequent filer, this man, kim millbrook is. he files cases again and again, usually written by hand, he's done it in every jail, every prison he's been in. how much does this tie up the legal system? as a judge how often do you see things like this? >> it does. it does. everybody is entitled to their day in court. it is his legal right to do t s this. i am fascinated by this case and i oom de
in this case, the obama administration said you know something, if they intentionally did this to him, then he should be able to sue the government. even the justice department is taking his side before the supreme court. >> and the supreme court clearly deciding it wants a piece of this action. it wants to consider this. >> they are. they've decided to take a look at it. and i think they're trying to establish two things, that there's just available for all in this country, even...
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president obama says we will take another hit from the spending cuts that start friday. and in europe, italian voters have rejected economic misery. they brought back politicians who threaten the very existence of the euro currency. that is a chaotic backdrop to the bernanke speech. here's the key thing to look for, will he keep printing money? all right, now, look, we have got peter barnes with us. he has advanced copy of bernanke's reports. he's going to tell us all about precisely what ben bernanke pro poses to do. -- proposes to do. at the moment the dow industrial average is up 108 points. seconds from now we will find out what ben is going to do. right now, peter barnes is he going to keep on printing? peter: yes, he is stuart. he says that the fed will continue quantitative easing until it sees, quote, a substantial improvement in labor markets and right now he says that labor markets remain generally weak despite -- despite some gradual improvements. printing presses are going to keep going. stuart: you got to the key point and the market took up some more on tha
president obama says we will take another hit from the spending cuts that start friday. and in europe, italian voters have rejected economic misery. they brought back politicians who threaten the very existence of the euro currency. that is a chaotic backdrop to the bernanke speech. here's the key thing to look for, will he keep printing money? all right, now, look, we have got peter barnes with us. he has advanced copy of bernanke's reports. he's going to tell us all about precisely what ben...
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the next day, president obama speaks publicly about the case for the first time. >> if i had a son, he would look like trayvon. >> reporter: march 4th, a group call the new black panther party offers a $10,000 reward for zimmerman's "capture." trayvon martin rallies held across the country demanding zimmerman's arrest. april 11th, zimmerman charged with second degree murder and turns himself in. bond set at $150,000 and three days later, he walks out of jail in the middle night of, only to return six weeks later when a judge revokes his bond after prosecutors say zimmerman and his wife lied about being poor at his bond hearing, failing to mention hundreds of thousands of donated dollars from supporters, this time zimmerman's wife is also arrested, charged with perjury. july 6th. zimmerman's release from jail again, now on $1 million bond and goes into hiding. zimmerman appears on fox news. >> anything you might do differently in retrospect now that time has passed a little bit? >>> no, sir. >> reporter: his defense team lobbies successfully to have the judge in his case replaced. justi
the next day, president obama speaks publicly about the case for the first time. >> if i had a son, he would look like trayvon. >> reporter: march 4th, a group call the new black panther party offers a $10,000 reward for zimmerman's "capture." trayvon martin rallies held across the country demanding zimmerman's arrest. april 11th, zimmerman charged with second degree murder and turns himself in. bond set at $150,000 and three days later, he walks out of jail in the middle...
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president obama pushed for a last minute compromise to lessen the economic damage. >> these impacts will not all be felt on day one. but rest assured the uncertainty is already having an effect. companies are preparing layoff notices. families are preparing to cut back on expenses. and the longer these cuts are in place, the bigger the impact will become. >> these cut does not have to happen. congress can turn them off any time with just a little bit of compromise. >> rose: steve rattner has had a distinguished career in journalism, business and government, instrumental in turning around the automobile industry, and currently chairman of advisors and the economic analyst for msnbc's morning joses and a regular contributer to the "new york times" and financial times. so i'm pleased to have him here to talk about an important issue. and what i want this to be, in this conversation, because steve knows this subject well is a kind of prime never terms of answering some of the questions that you might have because there's so much information out there. and even to the question of who's idea w
president obama pushed for a last minute compromise to lessen the economic damage. >> these impacts will not all be felt on day one. but rest assured the uncertainty is already having an effect. companies are preparing layoff notices. families are preparing to cut back on expenses. and the longer these cuts are in place, the bigger the impact will become. >> these cut does not have to happen. congress can turn them off any time with just a little bit of compromise. >> rose:...
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president obama's big pick for cia director up for con fir make in a few hours. but will members of his own party derail it? >> i don't know. >> lots of drama. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm zoraida sambolinment. >> i'm john berman. it's thursday, february 7th. 5:00 a.m. in the east. let's get started. up first, brace yourselves, bundle up, buy a shovel. this will be a big one. at this moment a blaizzard watc is in effects for new england. a storm is headed that way and could be historihistoric. it could drop two feet of snow in some places and it all starts tomorrow. you told us this was coming yesterday, you were on top of this one. >> we're trying. boston could rival its worst blizzard from 2003 which had 27 1/2 inches. all of this talks about two storm systems coming together. the first one here, notice in the south, all instability, a tornado warming out there for plaquemines parish. this is moving off to the east. we will watch this produce heavy showers even through atlanta. a low will form, become a rain and wind event as it moves across or n
president obama's big pick for cia director up for con fir make in a few hours. but will members of his own party derail it? >> i don't know. >> lots of drama. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm zoraida sambolinment. >> i'm john berman. it's thursday, february 7th. 5:00 a.m. in the east. let's get started. up first, brace yourselves, bundle up, buy a shovel. this will be a big one. at this moment a blaizzard watc is in effects for new england. a storm is...
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we now know that president obama and congressional leaders will meet tomorrow at the white house, but at this point it looks like nothing can prevent that fiscal hammer from coming down. as cnn's brianna keilar tells us it has the white house at odds with a prominent journalist. >> reporter: after a week of touting the dire consequences around the forced spending cuts would have, president obama softened his tone wednesday night in a speech to top business executives. >> this is not a cliff, but it is a tumble downward. it's conceivable that in the first week, the first two weeks, first three weeks, first month a lot of people may not notice the full impact of the sequester. but this is going to be a big hit on the economy. >> reporter: republicans have said these predictions are nothing but scare tactics. >> it's time they got off the campaign trail and started working with us to govern for a change. >> reporter: the president reiterated the charge of partisanship ahead of an 11th-hour meeting on friday with congressional leaders. >> the i shassue is political a the question is wheth
we now know that president obama and congressional leaders will meet tomorrow at the white house, but at this point it looks like nothing can prevent that fiscal hammer from coming down. as cnn's brianna keilar tells us it has the white house at odds with a prominent journalist. >> reporter: after a week of touting the dire consequences around the forced spending cuts would have, president obama softened his tone wednesday night in a speech to top business executives. >> this is not...
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president obama, speaking at a shipyard in new port news, virginia, delivered fresh warnings today that the spending cuts would result in painful, self-inflicted wounds. >> because of these automatic cuts, about 90,000 virginians who work for the department of defense would be forced to take unpaid leave from their jobs. so that's money out of their pockets. money out of their paychecks. and then that means there's going to be a ripple effect on thousands of other jobs and businesses and services throughout the commonwealth. >> ifill: the president pressed for a compromise that combines targeted spending cuts with increased tax revenue. >> there are too many republicans in congress right now who refuse to compromise even an inch when it comes to closing tax loopholes and special interest tax breaks. and that's what's holding things up right now. >> ifill: the administration announced today another response to the impending cuts. the release of hundreds of detainees held at immigration detention centers. republicans called it a ploy. and back at the capitol, house speaker john boehner sa
president obama, speaking at a shipyard in new port news, virginia, delivered fresh warnings today that the spending cuts would result in painful, self-inflicted wounds. >> because of these automatic cuts, about 90,000 virginians who work for the department of defense would be forced to take unpaid leave from their jobs. so that's money out of their pockets. money out of their paychecks. and then that means there's going to be a ripple effect on thousands of other jobs and businesses and...
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president obama explains those spending cuts to enable workers in virginia. it seems they are not impressed. >> it will affect a lot of people, and not just shipyard people. it will trickle down. >> and the emblem of afghanistan's hidden women is going out of style and sales in the capital are falling. welcome to our viewers on public television in america, and elsewhere around the globe. viewing injuns egypt -- viewing egypt's henchen sites from hot air balloon has long been a tourist attraction, but to date a tragedy. 19 people on board were killed near luxor.
president obama explains those spending cuts to enable workers in virginia. it seems they are not impressed. >> it will affect a lot of people, and not just shipyard people. it will trickle down. >> and the emblem of afghanistan's hidden women is going out of style and sales in the capital are falling. welcome to our viewers on public television in america, and elsewhere around the globe. viewing injuns egypt -- viewing egypt's henchen sites from hot air balloon has long been a...
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michelle obama seems to be playing an increasingly prominent public role. tom foreman takes a look. >> the oscar goes to -- "argo." >> reporter: the camera whipped around to the winners, but in the white house, it's clear who the real star is these days. the first lady's approval rating in our cnn/orc poll stood at 73%, more than 20 points higher than the president's, and a slew of high-profile appearances may be widening the gap. the first lady is in the spotlight everywhere. dancing with jimmy fallon, bantering about her bangs with rachel ray. >> this is my midlife crisis. >> reporter: she has lit up twitter with tweets and even took a stroll to "sesame street." >> so many different activities you can do indoors or outside. >> reporter: talking about healthy eating habits with big bird. >> get moving. it's good for you. >> reporter: hardly any of this is new, except when hillary clinton took on health care reform. first ladies are generally liked more than their husbands. michelle obama is about as popular as laura bush. still, the headlines swirling arou
michelle obama seems to be playing an increasingly prominent public role. tom foreman takes a look. >> the oscar goes to -- "argo." >> reporter: the camera whipped around to the winners, but in the white house, it's clear who the real star is these days. the first lady's approval rating in our cnn/orc poll stood at 73%, more than 20 points higher than the president's, and a slew of high-profile appearances may be widening the gap. the first lady is in the spotlight...
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recently he's been going after obama on immigration, name the issue that obama has championed, session has been one of the leaders in the senate hitting him, one of the most conservative senators so i find these events sort of interesting. >> they're awkward. >> i was going to say they're whispering to each other as we get ready for the president to come and take the podium, he's going to make his remarks. this is the national prayer breakfast. 61st annual prayer breakfast, presidents since eisenhower attended. we're expecting to hear from the president, as we continue to monitor it. andre boticelli is singing. ♪ as we leave you with andre bow ticelli is singing, not lip syncing, we're back in a moment, stay with us. >>> welcome back to "starting point" everyone. top story this is morning we'll start with a shocking one out of kansas city, shocking discovery there, a teenager was found chained to a pipe in the basement, trapped there by his own parents as punishment. police found the special needs teen after responding to a tip by a neighbor who suspected the abuse. frail and skinny
recently he's been going after obama on immigration, name the issue that obama has championed, session has been one of the leaders in the senate hitting him, one of the most conservative senators so i find these events sort of interesting. >> they're awkward. >> i was going to say they're whispering to each other as we get ready for the president to come and take the podium, he's going to make his remarks. this is the national prayer breakfast. 61st annual prayer breakfast,...
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obama give it to the most american movie "zero dark thirty"? no. wouldn't want to hon yort movie that killed bin land. her husband has to get all the credit for that. [ laughter ] we all know hollywood doesn't reward torture films because if they did, the winner would have been "battleship." no, no, last night the oscar goes to -- >> argo, congratulations. [cheers and applause] [laughter] >> stephen: big surprise, hollywood honors the film where hollywood is the hero. [laughter] and, folks, to have the first lady that is just big government out of control. [ laughter ] now the private sector can't even broadcast its own congrat latoury stroke fest without government intervengs. what is next: how much with win phoenix can eat during the ceremony? a ramp for jennifer lawrence? [laughter] this is just beginning. next summer the movie will be harry reid driving the speed limit. wreck it ravel was robbed. it's been two months since the shooting at sandy hook but the media won't let the story gun where. the media won't drop it. where is the in-depth repo
obama give it to the most american movie "zero dark thirty"? no. wouldn't want to hon yort movie that killed bin land. her husband has to get all the credit for that. [ laughter ] we all know hollywood doesn't reward torture films because if they did, the winner would have been "battleship." no, no, last night the oscar goes to -- >> argo, congratulations. [cheers and applause] [laughter] >> stephen: big surprise, hollywood honors the film where hollywood is the...
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obama cannot be trusted. >> the american people know the president gets more money, they're just going to spend it. the fact is that he's gotten his tax hikesment it's time to focus on the real problem here in washington and that is spending. >> ifill: boehner complained that the president is busy holding campaign rallies while senate democrats do nothing. in the last congress the republican-controlled house passed two alternatives. >> we should not have to move a third bill before the senate gets off their ass and begins to do something. >> ifill: senate majority leader harry reid shot back. >> i think he should understand who is sitting on their pose tear i don't remember. we're doing our here to pass something. and the reason he's not bringing up something over there is because he can't pass it. he can't get his caucus to agree on anything. >> ifill: but republican senator roy blunt of missouri said democrats have to face facts. >> the spending cuts are going to happen. and the option now for the president is, do you want to work for a different way for these same savings to be achi
obama cannot be trusted. >> the american people know the president gets more money, they're just going to spend it. the fact is that he's gotten his tax hikesment it's time to focus on the real problem here in washington and that is spending. >> ifill: boehner complained that the president is busy holding campaign rallies while senate democrats do nothing. in the last congress the republican-controlled house passed two alternatives. >> we should not have to move a third bill...
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michelle obama was here for hadiya pendleton's funeral over the weekend. hundreds of other people also showed up. this was a young girl, a 15-year-old girl who was a good student. going to a great school here in the chicago area. she had an absolutely bright future. came from a great family. and she was gunned down, ending her life with such a great life to lead. it has promgt prompted people t enough is enough. we need answers to the gun violence problem in chicago. the first step in that is solving this young girl's murder and hopefully police are on the right track in that regard. this new development is seen as a positive one in the chicago area. mayor rahm emanuel called the parents of hadiya yesterday to tell them. >> let's not forget that hadiya was the 42nd person in the city this year to be the victim of gun violence. thank you very much. >>> the president will visit chicago on friday. he is expected to address the rash of gun violence there. his pointman on the issue will be in philadelphia today selling the message. vice president biden will mee
michelle obama was here for hadiya pendleton's funeral over the weekend. hundreds of other people also showed up. this was a young girl, a 15-year-old girl who was a good student. going to a great school here in the chicago area. she had an absolutely bright future. came from a great family. and she was gunned down, ending her life with such a great life to lead. it has promgt prompted people t enough is enough. we need answers to the gun violence problem in chicago. the first step in that is...
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. >> the growing controversy on how the obama administration is responding this morning. >> it's thursday, february 28th. and "starting point" begins right now. >>> welcome, everybody. our starting point this morning, the final hours of the sitting pope, the leader of the world's 1.2 billion catholics will officially retire in seven hours. right now we're awaiting a news conference from the vatican. the spokesman will hold that news conference and we'll bring that to you when it happens. earlier this morning pope benedict xvi met with more than 100 cardinals. they'll be the ones who will be choosing his replacement. he had a message for them. he'll share that in just a moment. here's how pope benedict xvi plans to spend the final hours of his papacy. at 10:45 a.m. eastern time he'll leave the vatican resident by helicopter and land a half an hour later at castel gandolfo, the papal summer residence. at 11:30 a.m., the pope is expected to appear at his balcony to say a final farewell to his followers. 2:00 p.m. this afternoon, pope benedict xvi will no longer be pope and st. peter's throne
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first of all, president obama is in the sweet spot of his presidency, the moment of maximum leverage that occurs for a president right after re-election. basically around 18 months at the start of a second term where a president can push through almost anything he wants. second of all, he's positioned to pull a nixon in china. just as only a committed anti-communist like nixon could go to china, someone like a pragmatic aggressive like president obama could appeal to his base and still get tough entitlement cuts through as part of a grand bargain. this is a moment of rare opportunity but it takes presidential leadership and that, frankly, has been lacking. >> one approach that republicans have put forward is the idea of a balanced budget amendment. >> the real cause of our debt is that our government has been spending $1 trillion more than it takes in every year. that's why we need a balanced budget amendment. >> republicans, margaret, are not blameless in this, bush era tax cuts, wars in afghanistan and iraq are major drivers. the spending cuts that a balanced budget amendment would
first of all, president obama is in the sweet spot of his presidency, the moment of maximum leverage that occurs for a president right after re-election. basically around 18 months at the start of a second term where a president can push through almost anything he wants. second of all, he's positioned to pull a nixon in china. just as only a committed anti-communist like nixon could go to china, someone like a pragmatic aggressive like president obama could appeal to his base and still get...
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. >> drew, what about obama care? wasn't that supposed to keep hospital costs down? >> it was. but in reality, jake, there is nothing in obama care aimed at reducing the actual costs of health care. some are arguing that obama care, the forcing of everybody to be in this insurance plan or pay a penalty, is actually going to increase the costs we are paying because in very simple economic terms, you're increasing the amount of people who will be paying for all the heck, increasing demand, and there's really no incentive for the suppliers, like these hospitals, to charge any less. steven bril, the author of the "time magazine" report said with obama care we've changed the rules related to who pays for what, but we haven't done much to change the prices of what we're paying. >> where does all this profit end up? >> yeah, it is flowing right into the hands of hospitals and the insurers. tomorrow night, jake, we're going show you exactly whose hands are literally raking in millions of dollars in all this. >> all right. excellent report. one more quick point, "time" special correspon
. >> drew, what about obama care? wasn't that supposed to keep hospital costs down? >> it was. but in reality, jake, there is nothing in obama care aimed at reducing the actual costs of health care. some are arguing that obama care, the forcing of everybody to be in this insurance plan or pay a penalty, is actually going to increase the costs we are paying because in very simple economic terms, you're increasing the amount of people who will be paying for all the heck, increasing...
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obama signed a new executive order to strengthen cyber defenses. officials said last year that the number of cyber attacks targeting critical infrastructure has ren draticl dramatically. they reported 198 cases in 2011. only nine two years earlier. >>> japanese and chinese officials have not seen eye to eye over the past few months but two diplomats have found some common ground. they agreed to cooperate on the nuclear program in north korea. shinsuke met in beijing with a special envoy for korean peninsula wu dawei. north korean scientists conducted a nuclear test last week. he said the test and rocket launch in december cannot be condoned. he asked chinese officials in pyongyang to exercise greater restraint. >> japan has high expectations for china's role because of its close political and economic ties with the north. >> he said that they agreed to improved communication and cooperation. he said the chinese is taking a stern view of north korea's nuclear program. authorities have given a heroes welcome to people that carried out the test.invine
obama signed a new executive order to strengthen cyber defenses. officials said last year that the number of cyber attacks targeting critical infrastructure has ren draticl dramatically. they reported 198 cases in 2011. only nine two years earlier. >>> japanese and chinese officials have not seen eye to eye over the past few months but two diplomats have found some common ground. they agreed to cooperate on the nuclear program in north korea. shinsuke met in beijing with a special...
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after the test president obama issued a statement. what he said was north korea's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs constitute a threat to u.s. national security and to international peace and security. we will strengthen close coordination with allies and partners and work with our six-party partners,united nations security council and other u.n. member states to pursue this. they will be meeting this morning in an emergency session. my source is telling me u.s. is going to push for tough condemnation, possibly sanctions. it depends what china will do at the u.n., but the u.n. has the option of going to other sanctions such as what they did with iran, squeezing north korea from the international financial system. >> we know that you're following all the developments. we'll check back in with you later. >>> coming up we'll have a live report from anna coren. she's in seoul, south korea. john? >> of course, as this is all happening president obama delivers his fourth "state of the union" report. if you want an example of h
after the test president obama issued a statement. what he said was north korea's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs constitute a threat to u.s. national security and to international peace and security. we will strengthen close coordination with allies and partners and work with our six-party partners,united nations security council and other u.n. member states to pursue this. they will be meeting this morning in an emergency session. my source is telling me u.s. is going to push...
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president obama finally getting to play a round of golf with tiger woods. it took four years to coordinate. they met at the inauguration in 2009. they vowed to play a round some day. one of the things that slowed it up, there's a little bit of a scandal for tiger woods right there. he had a couple years where i don't think the president would be too happy to be seen playing golf with him. now it happened. even though the white house let zero pictures happen of the vent. they would not let the white house press corps see it or photograph it. rest assured, it did happen. president obama and tiger woods have played golf together along with houston astro's owner jim crane and outgoing u.s. trade rep ron kirk. >> it caused quite a commotion in that area. a lot of private planes had to be he is exhorted by f-16s. imagine that, you're in your little cessna and two f-16 fighter jets on either side. >> and the girls were in aspen. >> they were skiing. so he had time off. >> yes. >> all right. 5:53. they are cute and cuddly and causing major damage at a airport. what
president obama finally getting to play a round of golf with tiger woods. it took four years to coordinate. they met at the inauguration in 2009. they vowed to play a round some day. one of the things that slowed it up, there's a little bit of a scandal for tiger woods right there. he had a couple years where i don't think the president would be too happy to be seen playing golf with him. now it happened. even though the white house let zero pictures happen of the vent. they would not let the...
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obama. watching the former president a speedy recovery. -- wishing the former president a speedy recovery. sarah palance families e-mails also packed. -- sarah palin's family e-mails also packed. -- hacked. obama saluted leon panetta today at a farewell ceremony. >> every action, every decision has been withde one goal in mind. of our sons and uniform and keeping america safe. the ceremony in arlington afternoon, the president tenure, he his opened combat roles to women. the president has nominated hagel. >> we will hear more about the doug and we will we gotta sell the car. where would we even start? get the car. hi howard. get in. hi, good to see you. start with an actual written offer when selling your car, no strings attached. carmax. start here. >> it could be years before metro riders can use their cell phone underground. the company installing the service wants to quit the project. they have filed for bankruptcy. have reportedly lost power. inds. have gusty whenc special massachusetts
obama. watching the former president a speedy recovery. -- wishing the former president a speedy recovery. sarah palance families e-mails also packed. -- sarah palin's family e-mails also packed. -- hacked. obama saluted leon panetta today at a farewell ceremony. >> every action, every decision has been withde one goal in mind. of our sons and uniform and keeping america safe. the ceremony in arlington afternoon, the president tenure, he his opened combat roles to women. the president has...
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. >> reporter: this is a big concern for president obama and the administration here. president obama signing executive order last week to strengthen the nation's cyber security network. >> sandra endo, thank you. >>> another breaking news story. a daring heist happened at the brussels airport. eight masked thieves cut a hole in a security fence, drove onto the tarmac and stole diamonds from a swiss-bound airplane. it sounds like the plot from a movie. we are joined by dan rivers. walk us through what happened. was this essentially an inside job, dan? >> reporter: we don't know for sure what level of collusion there was, but we're being told they cut a hole in the perimeter fence of the airfield and simply drove on to the airfield, pulled up right alongside the plane with a huge cache of didamonds was being loaded. the figure we have is they got $60 million worth of diamonds. there may have been gold and palladium as well. there could be a huge amount of money involved here. and the sheer audacity, it is like the plot of an "oceans 11" film. the only evidence recover t
. >> reporter: this is a big concern for president obama and the administration here. president obama signing executive order last week to strengthen the nation's cyber security network. >> sandra endo, thank you. >>> another breaking news story. a daring heist happened at the brussels airport. eight masked thieves cut a hole in a security fence, drove onto the tarmac and stole diamonds from a swiss-bound airplane. it sounds like the plot from a movie. we are joined by dan...
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john, this is part after constant drum beat from the white house and his team, obama's team that if we go through the sequester, it is bad, bad, bad. >> exactly right, simon. who what the white house is doing is a steady application of pressure on republicans in congress hoping this he will accept ultimately tax increases as part of a budget deal. ray whlahood, former republicanf congress, walked into the briefing room and said you may not see the effects immediately but they will be very real and build over time. here is ray lahood. >> it will ripple across the country. cuts mean preventative maintenance and quick repair of runway equipment may not be possible which could lead to more delays. >> what you heard was a hundred small airport towers could be shut down. control towers because of lack of funding. you will see 90-minute delays. furloughs every week. visitors centers, rest rooms, garbage cans won't be serviced as efficiently as they are now. again, they are trying to build a ground swell of outrage against what will happen. put pressure on republicans. republicans so far stand
john, this is part after constant drum beat from the white house and his team, obama's team that if we go through the sequester, it is bad, bad, bad. >> exactly right, simon. who what the white house is doing is a steady application of pressure on republicans in congress hoping this he will accept ultimately tax increases as part of a budget deal. ray whlahood, former republicanf congress, walked into the briefing room and said you may not see the effects immediately but they will be very...
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the activists chanted "president obama we don't want no climate drama." that was their creative chant. >> wow, and it ended in arrest. new pictures to share with you, a 6-year-old boy from alabama, you'll remember this little boy abducted and held for six days in an underground bunker. he and his mom spent time with the governor, robert bentley and spoke with dr. phil. she said in spite of the smiling photos her son is very aware of what happened to his abductor and also knows what happened to his bus driver, too. erin burnett has the report. >> give me five. i like it. >> nine days after see than was freed from an underground bunker in midland city, alabama, the world is getting the first glimpse of this brave 6 years old. his mother, jennifer kirkland tells dr. phil the recovery has been difficult. >> he is having a very hard time sleeping soundly. he slings his arms and tosses and turns, and he's cried out a few times. >> in a story that captivated a nation, i had his abductor had d the bus and killed the driver. for six days evan was held underground
the activists chanted "president obama we don't want no climate drama." that was their creative chant. >> wow, and it ended in arrest. new pictures to share with you, a 6-year-old boy from alabama, you'll remember this little boy abducted and held for six days in an underground bunker. he and his mom spent time with the governor, robert bentley and spoke with dr. phil. she said in spite of the smiling photos her son is very aware of what happened to his abductor and also knows...
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who cares. >> it shows there is kind of a new obama. another side of new obama. he's going to do what he wants, both in the way he conduct himself and also on a lot of policy stuff. really shown that there is a new boldness to him. he doesn't care what a lot of people think. he's not running for re-election. >> the most famous wrong thing said about america, f. scott fitzgerald said there are only second acts in american life. this is -- this is the twa goes. >> and there is soist said. >> president obama's immigration plan leaked over the weekend. we'll talk about republicans not very happy about that. the bipartisan proposal already been discussed. now dead in the water? we'll talk to republican michael burgess straight ahead about that. and remember marco rubio needing a drink of water? we predicted it would be spoofed on "snl." it was. that ahead. back in a moment. helping yout your retirement plan along the way. rethink how you're invested. and refocus as your career moves forward. wherever you are today, a fidelity ira has a wide range of investment choices
who cares. >> it shows there is kind of a new obama. another side of new obama. he's going to do what he wants, both in the way he conduct himself and also on a lot of policy stuff. really shown that there is a new boldness to him. he doesn't care what a lot of people think. he's not running for re-election. >> the most famous wrong thing said about america, f. scott fitzgerald said there are only second acts in american life. this is -- this is the twa goes. >> and there is...
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something like this to happen based on the fear mongering that we're seeing toward robert miral or obama saying that we're supposed to encounter the next cyber pearl harbor by nine eleven and cyber anything yet it's. all going rather well i don't have an audience here this is a gauge to the cyber war is that other countries are writing hit by hackers from iran and allegedly happens from china these are real things and we're also hacking these places where you are sending cyber you know what do you send it to cyber don . we're screwing around with with with around this is this is what actually makes me skeptical is that unlike a real terrorist attack the government can just say you know we were hit with a cyber attack and now we're going to pass this legislation i mean it's so ambiguous and really they can say anything and use it as a justification to push through really harsh cyber legislation which we know that they want to do but talk about who's who's resisting where you should actually really good because it's weird that there's a reasonable congress could have a reasonable suspicion
something like this to happen based on the fear mongering that we're seeing toward robert miral or obama saying that we're supposed to encounter the next cyber pearl harbor by nine eleven and cyber anything yet it's. all going rather well i don't have an audience here this is a gauge to the cyber war is that other countries are writing hit by hackers from iran and allegedly happens from china these are real things and we're also hacking these places where you are sending cyber you know what do...